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The arrival of warmer temperatures is a good time to do some spring cleaning of your job-search efforts by updating your target list of employers, experts say. "Spend time learning about organizations where you'd like to work. You want to know their biggest business concerns. What problems are they trying to solve? Then make sure you make a case for why you are the right fit to solve those problems," said Miriam Salpeter, career coach at Keppie Careers.

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The arrival of warmer temperatures is a good time to do some spring cleaning of your job search efforts by doing things like updating your target list of employers, experts say. "Spend time learning about organizations where you'd like to work. You want to know their biggest business concerns. What problems are they trying to solve? Then make sure you make a case for why you are the right fit to solve those problems," says Miriam Salpeter, career coach at Keppie Careers.

If you're not getting any interviews it could be a sign you need to overhaul your job-search strategy, Alison Green writes. "[I]f you've been looking for longer than six months without at least some serious interest from employers, it's worth revisiting your resume, cover letter, and interviewing skills. Often this kind of re-boot can get the phone ringing again," she writes.

Take a strategic approach when looking for a job so that you don't reach too far outside your network on your first efforts, Bill Barnett writes. First, seek job-search advice from the people you know best, then move on to making contacts with others as you solidify your strategy and become more confident.

Make sure your online presence can help you get a job -- and that they won't kill your chances because you come off as unprofessional, desperate and shallow. "Assume your future boss is reading everything you share online," says Miriam Salpeter, a job-search and social-media coach.

Twitter can be a powerful tool for job hunters who leverage it to broadcast professional information about themselves and develop relationships with prospective employers. "Twitter allows you access to people you might not otherwise meet or encounter," says Miriam Salpeter of Keppie Careers.